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Oliver Goldsmith Quotes: As ten millions of circles can never make a square, so the united voice of myriads cannot lend the smallest foundation to falsehood.
         

As ten millions of circles can never make a square, so the united voice of myriads cannot lend the smallest foundation to falsehood.


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Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success.



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